[PRP][FIN] Never surrender! (Kimi and Dardanos)

[Syaoran-Puu]

Kimi was fuming, they had been defeated... pushed back by the vial creatures they had gone to slaughter. The Miakoda herd was far stronger than she had expected... and who was to blaim? MAION! She sqwarked in horse form, the noise more hawk than horse, her animal self was close to the surface.... as enraged as her mind.

She turned to Dardanos, she had been foolish to believe this stallion had enough strength to help her..... she had done more on her own, the scars on Maion's legs a testiment to her strength, yet the b*****d had come away relatively unharmed.... they all had. Yet her wing was badly broken, disfigured and disformed. She rubbed it against a tree yet again in an effort to snap the bones back into place. Pain was something Kimi was used to, a curse many said of their breed... but actually, with pain came pleasure... most of the time.... knowing her wing was broken and she was without flight only angered the beast within.

After a long silence she hissed; "Thisssssss isssssss your faultsssssss!" She glowered at him, anger evident in her expression. Kimi would have turned on him, but she knew better than most that turning your back on an injured animal was a bad idea.... turning your back on an injured skinwalker was twice if not four times as bad! She would avoid that. "Youssssss claimed to be ssssssstronger than sssssany Angenissssssss.... yet he sssssstill sssssstandssssss.... hissssss childrensssssss and...." she cringed at the mere thought of the next word, and when it finally left her lips it was no more than a whisper, "....family."

True she was probably to blaim as well... but what self-respecting skinwalker would ever admit to such a thing, to do so would be to have feelings of compassion and empathy.... something Kimi lacked.  

[Dixie]

Nos was sitting, stretched out licking his wounds to keep them from becoming infected. He had several large gashes in his coat and had lost a decent amount of blood in the battle. He was enraged that the herd of pitiful creatures had been able to defeat them. This female had promised him victory, food!

He snapped his head up at her comment, his golden eyes flashed as he let out a growl of his own.

"Me?!" He roared at her, "You are worthless!" he moved to his feet to face her as she tried to mend her wing. "You did nothing but try to escape as I was pinned by at least four males!" he nashed at her, "You said they were a small herd! Easy prey!" he stalked towards her, half a mind to attack her for his meal.  

[Syaoran-Puu]

Kimi snapped her jaw, she could see his intent as clearly as the same thought crossed her mind... he was injured after all, and already she could smell the delicous scent of blood, it was.... intoxicating.

Still, she stood firm; "I wassssssss not tryingsssssss to fleesssssss... yousssssss weressssss jussssssssst to busssssssssy to noticessssss me diving ssssssand attacking sssssseveral of them. I didn't ssssssssee you evenssssss land a hitssssssssss... yetssssss I amssssss the one withsssssss their bloodssssssss on my pawssssssssss!" She said as she raised a paw up in show, in many ways for their breed the show of blood was as good as bringing home a trophy.... still she was not foolish enough to believe that the beast before her, or within her for that matter, would be satisfied with that after the tenderness felt over the defeat.

Skinwalkers may not feel.... but pride and anger are two things they have in abundance, and losing had wounded their pride... even if they didn't want to admit it.

She hissed again. Not flinching or moving as she bore her teeth. Her's were much smaller than his... infact all of her was much smaller.... but that didn't mean she would go down without a fight.... go down without seeing Maion dead.... no, today was not a good day to die.

Kimi would not admit that he was right, she had underestimated them.... they both had, and for that they had been rewarded defeat.  

[Dixie]

"You're not the only one that wears their blood, Wretch!" he bare his teeth, his maw still dripping the red liquid from latching on to several necks in the struggle. His pride was hurt worse than his body, he could not believe the outcome.

"Diving? You think diving is going to harm them?!" he laughed before he growled again. He watched as the female squared herself up in front of him. He was wounded, but, so was she. He zero'd in on her broken wing. It wouldn't take much to snap it right off if he could get a hold of that joint...

"You're suicidal going up against those numbers! You didn't prepare for battle as you should..." he growled, "Did you not plan? Scout? What were you thinking...Or were you?!"  

[Syaoran-Puu]

She hissed at him..... they were different breeds, a cat and a hawk..... that meant they hunted and attacked differently, they would never understand each other. "Youssssss issssssss blind tosssssss the factssssssss that I amssssssss a birdsssssss andssssssss youssssssss issssssss a catsssssss. We aresssssss differentssssssss." The hissing with each word was getting worst as her anger increased, injured wing or not if this came down to a fight she WOULD fight until her dying breath. Only the strong deserved to live another day.

Kimi stared at Dardanos for a long moment, she had scouted the area, several times...... but there had never been that many there, which made her think that many of them were likely travellers or friends come to visit.... it seems they simply had 'bad luck' in that department, but the outcome was still unacceptable. Still, she would not explain herself. He was not her superior. Kimi listened to no one but Kimi.

"I thinksssssss yousssssss bragssssssss toosssssss much! Oversssssss compenssssssssate forsssssss yourssssssss lackingsssssssss" Ok, so tormenting the beast was probably not the best idea..... but already Kimi's mind was working two steps ahead.... a plan of sorts...... but she still had one problem, could she bare it?  

[Dixie]

Her last statement drove him past the point that he could handle, he roared and lashed out at her quickly with an open paw to the face. "I compensate for nothing but your stupidity, Mare!"

He snorted at her, his voice angry, "You're nothing but a damn bird! You're useless as a predator!" his teeth still bared, his fur standing on end, his golden eyes flashing at her.  

[Syaoran-Puu]

Kimi had barely managed to move out of the way of his clawed paw, so much so that it had managed to nick her nose. She hissed and spat at him.... the pain did only one thing, anger her more. But now... she was angry at Maion, herself and Dardanos..... what a pathetic bunch they made. Her wolf tail swayed from side to side.... many forgot, she was NOT just a hawk, she was more.... yet, the time for words had passed. In a blink of an eye she moved so fast, a speed only available to her due to her small size, paw clawed and ready as she swiped forward for a return blow.

"Dosssssss not underesssssstimatessssssss messsssss you dumbsssssss catsssssss! Yousssssss aressssss nothingsssssss moressssssss thansssssss a kittensssssss!" She was so angry she cared nothing for his wrath now, her plan temporarily forgotton and she squarked out a sound clearly more bird than horse.

Her tail swayed back and forth, taking her feathers with it...... she was on edge..... something only Dardanos managed to summon forth from her.  

[Dixie]

He roared again as his paw just nicked her, that was not his intention. He stood there, braced against her return hit. Though her claws opened a new wound in his shoulder, he stood as though she never touched him.

"Kitten?!" he growled lowly. Even as a cub he had been dangerous, he was far from domesticated. His muscles rippled beneath his coat, then tensed.

He lunged towards the mare:

1- Miss
2- Attacks to Roll Kimi  

[Syaoran-Puu]

She snapped her jaw, the urge to turn into a bird called to her... but her wing was broken.... she knew it would become her weakness.

As he lunged Kimi jumped out of the way, "Missssssssssssssssssssed!" she taunted as she licked her lips and moved to circle him slightly. Her eyes never leaving him. He was a fine creature, strong muscles, a pure skinwalker.... all good points.... but that attitude, his need to be seen as the dominant one irritated her.

She snapped her head forward in warning before....

Attack?
1- she jumped towards him but turned at the last minute to bounce off a tree and face him once more.... teeth bared and ready to bite.
2- she jumped towards him and landed a hit his side, claws bared.  

[Dixie]

Again he growled. She was fast, perhaps to fast for him, but he would never admit that. To do so, would to be admitting a weakness that he could not keep up with her. He felt the hit to his side, her claws again in his flesh. His adrenaline began to pump, dulling the pain. That's one thing he could give himself, he had one hell of a pain tolerance.

He turned quickly, attempting to catch her broken wing in his mouth.

1- Miss
2- Grips the broken wing  

[Syaoran-Puu]

Kimi screamed as she felt a definate tug on her broken wing, if he had bitten her anywhere else it wouldn't have been so bad.... but there.... it was already broken, and the shock of his bite had stunned her for a moment.

She hissed at him, her front paws desperate to claw at him in an effort to free herself.

Kimi knew that he would be satisfied in finding a weak point on her.... oh how she wished they could have fought with them both strong and healthy, this match would have been a completely different story. She knew he would not let her go willingly.

Attack
1- Kimi attempted to headbutt Dardanos but missed and ended up only twisting her wing even more. She hisses in pain.
2- Kimi managed to headbutt Dardanos, the beak of her pelt stabbing him as she tried to force him to release her.  

[Dixie]

Nos moved quickly as the mare moved, dodging her desperate attempt to freedom. He clenched down harder on her wing, mumbling around her wing, Nos spoke,

"I should tear this off of your worthless body," he growled. He tugged slightly to let her know he was serious.

1- Continues to twist her wing in his jaws
2- Drops her wing before spitting on her, a sign of disrespect.  

[Syaoran-Puu]

Kimi found a half hiss, half growl escaping her wing was twisted before finally being released. She wanted to scream at him.... but paying him back in kind was a far better option.

"Becarefulssssssss whatssssssss you sssssssssay tossssssss messssssss.... youssssssss aressssssss moressssssss than jussssssssst worthlessssssssssssssss!" She was outraged, how dare he spit on her! How dare he attack her! How dare he..... sure, they were skinwalkers and didn't care much for respect, but his actions all lead her to believe one thing.... he wanted dominance.... and she would NOT give it!

Attack
1- She lunged forward, teeth and claws bared as he aimed for his rump and tail.... but missed and hit a tree, rebounding off it a little wobbly.
2- Lunged, teeth managing to sink into his tail, claws in his rump... and she tugged.  

[Dixie]

"Your ignorance will kill you!" he watched as she moved to attack him even after he had let her go. He sidesteped quickly, just barely getting out of her way. At least... At least she was a determined b***h.

He laughed as the hit jogged her for a moment, he wasn't going to waste any more time on this mare. "Find another partner to kill, I'm done here." He turned to make his exit, but he listened for her to make any move towards him, he could turn and attack in an instant.  

[Syaoran-Puu]

He had turned his back on her? Like she was a worthless little s**t.... for that she would see him ruined, see him bend to her will.... she growled, barely able to hide it as she spoke; "Youssssssss talkssssssss bigssssssss...." she started, a glint in her eyes as she watched him start to step away from her.

There was one thing she was sure no skinwalker could resist..... revenge! In this case, their revenge against the pathetic Miakoda herd, and by default.... Maion's death. She licked her lips, already able to taste his blood.... though she had decided she would not drink from him, simply kill and leave him -the greatest insult her breed could leave. "Wouldssssssss youssssssss not likessssssss to sssssssssee thossssssssse who laughed ssssssss at ssssssss USssssssss," she enthasised the word, hoping it would catch his attention, "I havessssssss an ideassssssss....." Although she was already uncertain if she would be able to resist eating her own young.... or for that matter mate with this cat to begin with.... but it all came down to one question.

What would you do to see Maion dead?

The answer was simple.

Anything!

She would not hide her disguist on the subject, she couldn't even if she had wanted to..... "Wessssssss are puresssssssss, the ssssssssstrongessssssssst of all the racesssssssss.... togetherssssssss we could remindssssssss them, make moressssssss of ourssssssss kindssssssss. Thatssssssss pathetic herdssssssss barely ssssssssstood up againssssssssst two of usssssssss, dessssssssspite their numbersssssssss.... imaginessssssss whatssssssss theyssssssss wouldssssssss dossssssss if theressssssss wasssssssss moressssssss of usssssssss." A grin was on her face.... death... she lived for death.